| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Atlanta Braves (104-58) | 0.3519 | - | -0.0083 (21) | 0.3328 (1) | 0.3658 (1) | 0.3575 (1) |
| 2. Los Angeles Dodgers (100-62) | 0.2758 | - | -0.0141 (23) | 0.2729 (3) | 0.2880 (3) | 0.2667 (2) |
| 3. Tampa Bay Rays (99-63) | 0.2414 | - | -0.0054 (19) | 0.2358 (4) | 0.2480 (5) | 0.2407 (3) |
| 4. Baltimore Orioles (101-61) | 0.2181 | - | -0.0036 (18) | 0.2762 (2) | 0.2913 (2) | 0.0850 (11) |
| 5. Philadelphia Phillies (90-72) | 0.2021 | - | 0.0039 (14) | 0.2030 (5) | 0.2551 (4) | 0.1482 (8) |
| 6. Texas Rangers (90-72) | 0.1844 | - | -0.0246 (26) | 0.1867 (6) | 0.2218 (6) | 0.1447 (9) |
| 7. Houston Astros (90-72) | 0.1612 | - | -0.0275 (27) | 0.1198 (8) | 0.1816 (8) | 0.1833 (6) |
| 8. Toronto Blue Jays (89-73) | 0.1475 | - | 0.0089 (10) | 0.1101 (9) | 0.1473 (10) | 0.1862 (5) |
| 9. Seattle Mariners (88-74) | 0.1419 | - | -0.0222 (25) | 0.1073 (10) | 0.1649 (9) | 0.1545 (7) |
| 10. Milwaukee Brewers (92-70) | 0.1293 | - | -0.0073 (20) | 0.1627 (7) | 0.1830 (7) | 0.0410 (14) |
| 11. San Diego Padres (82-80) | 0.1216 | - | 0.0036 (15) | 0.0492 (14) | 0.1238 (12) | 0.1941 (4) |
| 12. Minnesota Twins (87-75) | 0.1057 | - | -0.0460 (30) | 0.0615 (13) | 0.1338 (11) | 0.1233 (10) |
| 13. Chicago Cubs (83-79) | 0.0595 | - | -0.0036 (17) | 0.0427 (15) | 0.0957 (13) | 0.0405 (15) |
| 14. Arizona Diamondbacks (84-78) | 0.0458 | - | 0.0065 (11) | 0.0842 (11) | 0.0560 (14) | -0.0040 (19) |
| 15. Miami Marlins (84-77) | 0.0291 | - | 0.0171 (7) | 0.0620 (12) | 0.0233 (15) | 0.0010 (18) |
| 16. New York Yankees (82-80) | 0.0162 | - | 0.0206 (6) | 0.0131 (17) | -0.0316 (17) | 0.0672 (12) |
| 17. San Francisco Giants (79-83) | -0.0118 | - | 0.0056 (12) | -0.0397 (18) | -0.0378 (18) | 0.0430 (13) |
| 18. Boston Red Sox (78-84) | -0.0213 | - | 0.0226 (5) | -0.0561 (19) | -0.0457 (19) | 0.0389 (16) |
| 19. New York Mets (74-87) | -0.0331 | - | 0.0237 (4) | -0.0769 (22) | -0.0480 (20) | 0.0270 (17) |
| 20. Cincinnati Reds (82-80) | -0.0339 | - | 0.0042 (13) | 0.0222 (16) | 0.0007 (16) | -0.1263 (23) |
| 21. Cleveland Guardians (76-86) | -0.0831 | - | -0.0316 (29) | -0.1148 (24) | -0.1058 (21) | -0.0278 (20) |
| 22. St. Louis Cardinals (71-91) | -0.1186 | - | 0.0106 (9) | -0.1240 (25) | -0.1942 (26) | -0.0373 (21) |
| 23. Detroit Tigers (78-84) | -0.1244 | - | -0.0314 (28) | -0.0723 (21) | -0.1103 (22) | -0.1922 (25) |
| 24. Pittsburgh Pirates (76-86) | -0.1265 | - | 0.0140 (8) | -0.0622 (20) | -0.1186 (23) | -0.2006 (26) |
| 25. Los Angeles Angels (73-89) | -0.1394 | - | 0.0005 (16) | -0.1641 (26) | -0.1853 (25) | -0.0679 (22) |
| 26. Washington Nationals (71-91) | -0.2014 | - | 0.0353 (2) | -0.1020 (23) | -0.1685 (24) | -0.3368 (27) |
| 27. Chicago White Sox (61-101) | -0.3333 | - | -0.0145 (24) | -0.3639 (28) | -0.4431 (29) | -0.1921 (24) |
| 28. Kansas City Royals (56-106) | -0.3622 | - | -0.0089 (22) | -0.3818 (29) | -0.3666 (27) | -0.3375 (28) |
| 29. Colorado Rockies (59-103) | -0.3802 | - | 0.0417 (1) | -0.3315 (27) | -0.4194 (28) | -0.3911 (29) |
| 30. Oakland Athletics (50-112) | -0.4665 | - | 0.0264 (3) | -0.4567 (30) | -0.5113 (30) | -0.4318 (30) |
Ratings Over Time
Ratings Methodology
This table represents the current MLB Baseball computer ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index. More information on how these MLB Baseball ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
- Overall Rating: This ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating, the Inference Rating and Vegas Rating. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.
- Standard Rating: Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.
- Inference Rating: Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.
- Vegas Rating: This is our newest rating that only takes into account the Vegas line on each game.
Please see our MLB predictions page to see our projections for each game and outright season predictions.
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